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kitsch

[kich] / kɪtʃ /




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Call it kitsch or outright ghastliness, but it’s all in defiance of a simple, stubborn truth: Death cannot be overcome.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

The show was "not cool" in the 1980s and 1990s and was dismissed as unappreciated kitsch in the West when eastern European countries joined, Jordan said.

From Barron's May 16, 2026

Now they’re rising again, a battalion of restored and replica specimens, beloved by road-trippers, kitsch aficionados, artists, preservationists and savvy entrepreneurs.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

The album is overstuffed, eccentric, kitsch, dramatic and a little bit exhausting.

From BBC Mar. 26, 2026

But here she was now, disliking it with the haughty confidence of a person who recognized kitsch.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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